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Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods Lyrics
fourteen rivers, fourteen floods
bend your body to the heavens above
don't get drunk, don't get dry
just bring your money next saturday night
forteen miles on a Teton trail
with a half-dead mule and nothin' on my mind
all my life I been talkin' fast
takin' all the things that I shoulda let pass
throw my hat on a coffin nail
put another brick in the fireplace
well I don't know about you or me
but someone got loose back in town
bend your body to the heavens above
don't get drunk, don't get dry
just bring your money next saturday night
with a half-dead mule and nothin' on my mind
all my life I been talkin' fast
takin' all the things that I shoulda let pass
put another brick in the fireplace
well I don't know about you or me
but someone got loose back in town
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What a great song. Simple, true, and very beck
The riff is the same as in Fred McDowell's 'You Gotta Move' (notably covered by the Rolling Stones), which in turn is based on 'Sittin' on Top of the World.' The connection (to both songs) is especially hearable in Sam Collins' rendition of 'I'm Still Sitting On Top The World.'
The lyrics are a perfect distillation of some of the Blues' most prominent themes (death, God, being poor, working hard).